Isolation and Ring-Opening of New 1-Sila-3-metallacyclobutanes (η5-C5H4Fe)(CO)2CH2SiR2 Leading to A New Class of Organometallic Polymer

Abstract
Treatment of FpCH2SiR2Cl [Fp = (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2] with lithium diisopropylamide leads to the formation of new metallacycle complexes. When R2 = Me2 and MenBu, these ring-open to form a new class of organometallic polymer. When R2 = nBu2, the metallacycle resists ring-opening and may be structurally characterized as the Ph3P-substituted species.

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